Baste word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "baste" word

[noun] loose temporary stitches
[verb] cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
[verb] sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
[verb] strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

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\Baste\ (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters. --Pepys. 2. (Cookery) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. 3. To mark with tar, as sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
\Baste\, v. t. [OE. basten, OF. bastir, F. b?tir, prob. fr. OHG. bestan to sew, MHG. besten to bind, fr. OHG. bast bast. See {Bast}.] To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. --Shak.

Synonyms for baste

basting, batter, clobber, tack, tacking

Related terms: buffet, cowhide, do to perfection, drub, fire, flog, fricassee, knock, lace, lambaste, mill, pound, pulverize, rap, sear, shirr, steam, strap, switch, trounce, whip, whop

The fun area, different aproach to word »baste«

Let's analyse "baste" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETSAB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... .- ... - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: baste: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: baste: 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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